JavaSound Hang Bug

There is a bug with JavaSound  in Java 1.4.1 on WinXP. The close() method on a stream can sometimes hang!

Here are the bug reports from SUN.

• http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4383457.html
• http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4635534.html

The Sun Java 1.4.2 plugin apparently fixes this problem. You can check your version and download the latest Sun Java Plugin from here.